Hymns to the Living God ‎#300

300. Go, Labor On

1 Go, labor on; spend, and be spent,
thy joy to do the Father's will;
it is the way the Master went;
should not the servant tread it still?

2 Go, labor on; 'tis not for naught;
thine earthly loss is heav'nly gain;
men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
the Master praises--what are men?

3 Go labor on; enough while here
if He shall praise thee, if He deign
thy willing heart to mark and cheer;
no toil for Him shall be in vain.

4 Go, labor on while it is day:
the world's dark night is hast'ning on.
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away;
It is not thus that souls are won.

5 Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray;
be wise the erring soul to win;
go forth into the world's highway,
compel the wand'rer to come in.

6 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice;
for toil comes rest, for exile home;
soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice,
the midnight peal, "Behold, I come."

Text Information

• First Line: Go, labor on; spend, and be spent
• Title: Go, Labor On
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1843)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Commission

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 34
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons (1623)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain